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RAID and HBA Cards

802 RAID and HBA cards from LSI, Dell, LSI Logic and more. Most cost $17 to $2,191, and half cost less than $100.

Recommended RAID and HBA Cards

BroadcomSpec score 8.8

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, Internal

+Sixteen internal ports for many drive connections
+12Gb/s SAS support
+PCIe 3.0 host interface
$117.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
BroadcomSpec score 8.8

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+Sixteen internal ports for many drive connections
+12Gb/s SAS and 6Gb/s SATA support
+Low profile form factor fits compact cases
$194.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
BroadcomSpec score 8.8

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, RAID

+16 internal channels for large drive counts
+12Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity
+Low profile form factor fits compact chassis
$655.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
BroadcomSpec score 8.8

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, RAID

+16 internal channels for large drive counts
+12Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity
+Low profile form factor fits compact chassis
$233.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
GugxiomSpec score 8.8

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+Sixteen internal ports for a large drive array
+Supports 12Gbps SAS speed per port
+Uses a PCIe 3.0 x8 interface
$73.80
as of 11/04/2026 10:06 PST - Details
DpofirsSpec score 8.8

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+16 ports for connecting many drives
+12Gb/s SAS speed on a PCIe 3.0 interface
+HBA design passes drives through without RAID
$113.11
as of 11/04/2026 05:08 PST - Details
LSI LogicSpec score 8.8

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, Internal

+16 internal ports for many drives
+12Gb/s SAS speed on a PCIe 3.0 interface
+Full height bracket fits standard tower cases
$99.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
GowenicSpec score 8.8

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+Sixteen ports for a large number of drives
+Supports 12Gb/s SAS transfer speed
+Uses PCIe 3.0 host interface
$78.19
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
LanpanSpec score 8.8

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+Sixteen internal ports for large drive arrays
+IT mode passes drives through to the operating system
+12Gb/s SAS speed for newer drives
$229.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
SvnxingtiiSpec score 8.8

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+16 ports for connecting many drives
+12Gb/s SAS-3 interface for fast drive connections
+IT mode firmware for direct drive access
$69.99
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
YiBaoTongSpec score 8.8

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+16 ports support many drives from one card
+12Gb/s SAS link speed for faster drive connections
+PCIe 3.0 interface for higher bus bandwidth
$194.99
as of 11/04/2026 04:06 PST - Details
KnjcsvhghSpec score 8.7

24 Drive ports, 6Gb/s

+24 ports for connecting many drives
+6Gb/s SATA and SAS speed
+Expander design for hot-swap storage builds
$174.47
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
BfqtxlavkSpec score 8.7

24 Drive ports, 6Gb/s

+24 ports for connecting many drives at once
+6Gb/s SAS interface speed
+PCIe card format for server installation
$174.47
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
YrwygcgwySpec score 8.7

24 Drive ports, 6Gb/s

+24 ports for connecting many drives at once
+6Gb/s SAS interface speed
+PCIe card format for server installation
$174.47
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
10GtekSpec score 8.6

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+Eight internal ports for many drives
+Supports 12Gb/s SAS speed
+Broadcom SAS3008 chipset
$60.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:05 PST - Details
LpxlqklypSpec score 8.6

8 Drive ports, 12Gb/s, HBA, Internal

+8 internal ports for a moderate drive count
+IT mode suits ZFS and software RAID setups
+12Gb/s SAS support for fast drive connections
$239.40
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
HaehnleinITSpec score 8.6

8 Drive ports, 12Gb/s, RAID, Internal

+Tri-mode support for SATA, SAS, and NVMe drives
+8 internal ports for multiple drives
+12Gb/s SAS connectivity
$319.90
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
BroadcomSpec score 8.6

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, RAID

+8 internal channels for eight drives
+12Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity
+Low profile form factor fits compact chassis
$489.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
BuacozSpec score 8.6

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, SAS3408

+Eight ports for connecting many drives
+12Gb/s SAS speed supports fast drive connections
+Uses an SAS3408 controller chip
$253.69
as of 11/04/2026 05:06 PST - Details
DellSpec score 8.6

8 Drive ports, 12Gb/s, HBA

+12Gb/s SAS interface for fast storage throughput
+Eight port connectivity for many drives
+Host bus adapter mode without RAID functions
$52.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
LanpanSpec score 8.6

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+8 internal ports for expanding drive connections
+12Gb/s SAS support for fast drive links
+IT mode for direct drive access
$49.88
as of 11/04/2026 10:06 PST - Details
GenericSpec score 8.6

8 Drive ports, 12Gb/s, HBA

+8 ports for connecting multiple SAS drives
+12Gb/s SAS speed support
+Low profile form factor fits compact cases
$89.99
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
HighPointSpec score 8.6

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s

+Eight ports for connecting up to eight SAS or SATA drives
+Supports 12Gb/s SAS speeds
+PCIe 3.0 interface for a fast host connection
$229.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
YrwygcgwySpec score 8.6

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+Eight internal ports for eight drives
+Supports 12Gb/s SAS link speed
+SAS3008 chip for 12Gb/s operation
$131.38
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
BfqtxlavkSpec score 8.6

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+Eight internal ports for eight drives
+Supports 12Gb/s SAS link speed
+SAS3008 chip for 12Gb/s operation
$131.38
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
LSISpec score 8.6

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

+Eight internal ports for eight drives
+Supports 12Gb/s SAS link speed
+PCIe 3.0 interface for standard expansion slots
$84.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:05 PST - Details
LSISpec score 8.6

28 Drive ports, PCIe 2.0, 6Gb/s, RAID

+RAID support for drive redundancy and array configurations
+28 ports for connecting many drives
+Supports both SAS and SATA drive connections
$385.14
as of 11/04/2026 21:05 PST - Details
LSISpec score 8.6

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, RAID

+12Gb/s SAS interface speed for fast drive connections
+PCIe 3.0 host interface for faster data transfer
+Eight internal ports for connecting up to eight drives
$65.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details

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